Share our commitment to helping children, youth and families build strong/life changing relationships and avoid hospitalization or placement. Bring your experience, compassion, and energy to the team and make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have 22 offices across 8 states and serve over 17,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

About the Program and Restorative Case Specialist:

Share our belief that all have the ability to change by using a strengths-based approach to helping stabilize families involved in the child welfare/foster care system. Use your passion and commitment to helping others in order to make a difference in the lives of families.

Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Director of Diversion Programs, the Restorative Case Specialist will provide home and community-based services to juvenile justice involved youth ages seven to seventeen in Cayuga County. The overall goal is to prevent out-of-home placement and the youth’s involvement with the juvenile justice system by providing family and individual support.

How you get to use your skills as a Restorative Case Specialist…

Provide youth involved with the juvenile justice system an alternative to detention through the use of intensive case management, restorative justice efforts, and Motivational Interviewing as an evidenced-based tool to implement long-term behavior change
Address specific needs of youth and their families through an integrated and coordinated systems of care
Create a service plan that will drive the provision of restorative case management services and is delivered in a manner that is trauma informed and strengths based
Assist in crisis de-escalation for cases including on call services after hours and complete appropriate reporting procedures
Maintain and build upon primary family and community connections including other service providers
Facilitate groups/restorative circles as a safe and open forum to bring together youth, those directly impacted by their actions and the wider community
Conduct curfew checks as assigned
Review all reports of youth attendance and location
Complete all required documentation including Connections Notes and FASP’s
Attend weekly individual supervision with Assistant Director of Diversion Programs
Provide weekly program data as requested/required
Attend all required meetings with Cayuga County stakeholders and systems of care

Required Experience for a Restorative Case Specialist:

Associate's Degree in a related Human Services Field – required
Bachelor’s - preferred
Experience with youth demonstrating antisocial and delinquent behavior
Experience working with children and families in a community-based setting
Excellent communication and organizational skills

Ability and willingness to work with families in an “in-home” context
Belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
Flexibility to work when the youth/families are available to meet
Possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity, and understand the concept of cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning
Valid NYS Driver’s License
Vehicle required. Must be safe and dependable

Physical Requirements for a Restorative Case Specialist:

Driving to and from appointments and activities as assigned
Sitting for extended periods of time
Walking up and down stairs inside/outside
Must have ability to type and hand-write documentation and maintain proper files
Ability to lift 50lbs

Schedule for a Restorative Case Specialist: Exempt

Flexible schedule up to 40 hours per week
On-call duties

Why Cayuga Centers?

Certified Great Place to Work ®
Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited
Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions

Committed to employee professional development and advancement
We embrace change, innovation and opportunities
Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
Large and growing national footprint

Benefits:

120 hours of Vacation
10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
Supervision available for licensure
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Pet and Legal Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts
Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
401(k) match up to 6%
Corporate Discounts Program
Sick Leave Pool
Identity Protection

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